The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-27
with vigor, and claim a vindication at the
hands of an impartial jury.

Most of the safes that were in the Sanford
fire have been opened The contents of all
| except Mr.. BaFrett's have been found in a
good condition. Lot lines in the burnt dis
trict were being run Saturday. The sur
veyors had to await often for a gust of wind
to blow the smoke away before lines could
be found. Orders for more than 4,OOO,oGO
of brick have already been placed.
At Fernandna everybody seems rushed
with work. The merchant is increasing his
clerical forces to handle the fall and winter
| business, and the railroad and steamship
lines have been doing likewise. The rail-
| road docks and all the lumber docks are
crowded with lumber. The strike has de
| layed shipping somewhat, and the railroads
will be compelled TO stop bringing lumber III
if it is not cleared up soon.
Lieut. Wilcox of the I'd Artillery, has been
engaged in survey on the North Beach,
near st. Augustine, preparatory to the erec-
ton of q water battery, which will be
mounted with two ten-inch rified guns, and
| two mortars The battery is intended for
heavy practice work with siege guns by the
I'd Artillery, and floating targets will be
anchored at distances of 1,700 and 5000
yards. The guns are daily expected.
A man named Preston Broward, who has
been employed selling meat for Mr.. Savage,
| of Orlando, was arrested while drunk on
| =
and lodged in the calaboose. About 10 o'clock
he was discovered to be breathing heavily
and a physician was sent for, but arrived
| too late to be of any service, as the man
| died within few minutes He resided on
| Pine street, and leaves a widow and two
! small children.
st. Augustine Press 1t is said that at
| least three members of the Board of County
! Commissioners are engaged on as many
different jobs of county work amounting to
hundreds of dollars. This appears to be a
rather singular proceeding, not that the
people do not place implicit faith in the in
tegrity of the members of the board, but 1t
! establishes a bad precedent, and one that
may more than likely create great deal OF
trouble in the future
At Chattahoochee, F. B. Snider, of Noun
Pleasant, arrived ON Fridays boat from
Columbus, accompanied by his bride. This
| marriage was somewhat romantic. Mr..
Snider left home few days ago, but would
not confess to his most intimate friends the
object of his journey. When he reached
Columbus he was met by Miss Sallie Sam
mis-, who had Travelled alone from Ohio to
meet her betrothed. The arrangements
were soon made, and they were united in
the holy bonds of matrimony by Judge
Barber, at the Lawrence House.
st. Augustine is to have new railway,
or the long proposed extension of the Jack
sonville, Halifax and st. Augustine railroad
is to be finished Notice of incorporation
under the general railway acts has been
filed by the following gentlemen: S. j. Fox,
s. Fleming, f. r. Oliveros, George w.
Gibbs, Ramon Hernandez, under the name
of the ST. Augustine and East Coast Rail
way Company. The road will be imme-
diately constructed to Daytona following
the line mapped out by the Jacksonville, st.
Augustine and Halifax railroad, the charter
of which grant has expired by limitation.
At Anthony arson was attempted on
Sept. 81. In pile of shingles lying against
the storehouse of II. D. Forbes & Bro, was
found newspaper, rolled in compact form,
with one end charred, several matches also
charred lying about the ends of the shingles,
and the shingles thoroughly saturated with
kerosene oil. An examination showed that
a deliberate attempt had been made to fire
the building. The building is occupied by
John Harrison, jeweler and watch re-
pairer, and its proximity to several other
buildings would have made their destruc-
ton inevitable if the fiend had succeeded in
] his design.
The Commissioners of Bradford county
have caused great dissatisfaction at Lawtey
by removing the polling place. At their
| session of Sept, 5, upon the petition of
of this district (the First from Lawtey to
the Reddish school house. place about six
miles west of here, long log house, stand
ing in almost unbroken pine woods No
| notice of the removal was previously given,
| whereas the law requires a publication of
such notice for four weeks. The first in
| timation I.awtey had of the removal was
| written notice of an election to be held at
the school house. In pursuance of it an
| election was held on Sept 81 to nominate a
man for County Commissioner. Two gen
| tlemen were voted for, and each received IS
votes. Now, at the preceding election 116
votes were cast an this district.
Just ten years ago Friday, Sept %,
| the first death from yellow fever occurred
in Jacksonville, Ellis Hull being the victim
Mr.. Hull had been over to Fernandina,
| where the disease was raging, and came
| back to Green Cove Springs, where he re-
manned until the disease developed, when
he was brought to Jacksonville for medical
treatment under the impression that he was
| suffering from simple malariai foyer, but
/ after brief illness he died with black
vomit The late. lamented DIR. Wexford,
| who afterward went to Fernandina in re-
Spouse to the calls for aid became victim
| to the disease himself, dying only short
time afterward From the death of Mr.
| Hull, which occurred in what was then the
old Price house on Cedar street, the disease
continued to spread until some time in No
vember it was declared epidemic 1t con-
tinued to prevail until finally killed out by
the froSts in December.
Sumterville Times: We are indebted to
our efficient Tax Assessor, D. c. Hull, for
the following statement showing the as
sessed value of railroad property in Sumter
| county: Florida Railway and Navigation
| Company-Number of miles..main track, 81
and S5-l00; value per mile, 1900: number
of miles side track, =; value per mile, So 800;
total value, including rights Of way, road
bed, etc, 1857 $50; pro rata value of rolling
stock, S25,04S; total value of property,
S2S2, sos Florida Southern Railroad Com
pany-Number of miles of main track, 10;
value per mile, 5000; number of miles side
track, 69-100; value per mile, $500; total
value: including rights Of way, roadbed,
etc, sos, rs pro rata value of rolling stock,
SAB, go 81; total value of property, $l10,-
Al 81, South Florida Railroad Company
Number of miles side and main track
2-lO0; total value, s6,75s 30. From the
above it will he seen that the number OF
miles of railroad in Sumter county is
50 36-i00, amounting in value, with pro
rata of rolling stock, to the handsome sum
of $400,2l1 II.
A party consisting OF six gentlemen and
two ladies had one of those terrible adven-
lures that often brings terror to ones mind
fnt. many wars 70 fnlInw ha na,.t,, 80